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♪ five little pumpkins ♪ ♪ five little pumpkins stealing candy from a baby is the ultimate crime and pilfering a pumpkin from a 2-year-old has to be a close second. >> that's what happened to one family's home and mom is not holding back her anger. she is letting the neighborhood and the world know how she feels about it. here's more from our station in washington, d.c. >> reporter: this is 2-year-old tommy and these pumpkins represent his family. there's one for daddy, mommy and baby sister abby. but one is missing. >> someone took something away that was on the steps.

>> reporter: does that make you happy or sad? >> sad. >> reporter: tommy wasn't nearly as upset as mommy. >> pumpkins get smashed and stolen, of course, but i was really just mad because it was his pumpkin. >> reporter: so she made a sign addressed to the thief. it starts politely enough. >> thank you for the lesson. this will teach that some people are mean for no reason and you have to brush it off. >> reporter: then mom lays down the hammer. >> since my son is 2 years old and can't read, i will add you are a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the sign has the attention of the neighborhood. this person should be found and read the sign and recognize what they did is wrong. >> reporter: it wasn't just the neighborhood talking about tommy's missing pumpkin. >> "the daily mail" from london e-mailed me this morning. >> reporter: the sign's all over the internet. most assume becky's husband wrote it. >> everybody thinks it was the dad. it was me. >> reporter: becky hopes whoever

stole tommy's pumpkin gets the message. >> i hope they see the sign and feel bad about it. >> tom rossi of our station in d.c., excellent, excellent sign. >> i'm telling you what, in my neighborhood, local roughians would take the pumpkin you wouldn't have to look hard for it because it would be 15 feet away. did this happen in your neighborhood? >> no. it was squirrels. >> he picked out a pumpkin for each family member. not cool. bring that pumpkin back. not too late to find the coolest costumes for thursday and we will show you what is hot for halloween. and baby's amazing reaction to a mom singing. ♪ how much it hurts me >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ monster mash

>> welcome back. it's the time of the year for little ghost and goblins to hit the neighborhood streets in search of sweet treats. but every year, costumes are becoming more and more creative. this morning on "world news now" we have a special fashion show for you. we are joined by lori shack, toy insider to see what is hot this halloween. we are getting the party started you and i. >> that's it. halloween is a big day of dress-up and pretend play, and not just for the kids but for us too. >> we wanted to get in on the fun. >> if you don't have a costume, i have inspiration. >> let's see. >> we will start with the crayola crayon. what's your favorite color out of the box? >> purple. >> we have some beautiful, we have pink and blue. they are beautiful and come in all sizes. toddlers and grownups. it comes with a dress. it is nice and glittery for the girls and each comes with a

crayola sharpened hat. they look beautiful. >> these are great. you put on a nice little black turtleneck underneath if it's too cold. >> you are right. thank you ladies. >> very nice for the girls. >> we have a blue summer with smurfs and now a blue halloween. how cute are they? so we have our smurfs and they all come with the blue top and white pants. they wear their iconic smurf hats and toddler to adult size. thank you, guys. all right. now turtle power. >> oh, yes. >> come on, you name them. >> so here we have leonardo, michelangelo and donatello. >> you got it. >> they are ready to rid the world of villains. it comes with a full outfit. they are nice and padded in front. even their shells are padded. they are ready to rule the

world. >> dad can go with them. >> exactly. turtle power. >> thank you, guys. >> these are all timely because turtles are back in a big way. the others have been here for a while, the crayola guys. everybody loves. >> everybody loves and knows them and everybody knows the new doc in town. how cute is she? she fixes the broken toys in the neighborhood. it comes with beautiful leggings, her dress. the coat is attached. the head band, stethoscope and a toy to take care of. >> it is a perfect outfit. that is what every mom and dad is looking for. something you don't have to add anything to. >> you look great. thank you, doc. >> thank you. >> so there is a new movie coming out from disney called "frozen" opening thanksgiving. this is our princess elsa. she turns the kingdom in to a winter, an eternal winter with her icy powers but look at how beautiful she looks in her dress and of course her princess tiara. remember despicable me out this

summer. our minions are adorable. they are mischievous. a lot of sizes of this costume, as well. they are very yellow with the overalls and goggles. >> this is great because it simple, easy and you can layer up on the inside. >> you are having fun in this. >> i can tell. >> thank you. inspiration also comes from video games. so next we have our sky lander. it is a popular video game. great line of toys for kids and look at how cool she looks. >> let's see. >> for girls and boys. >> thank you. very nice. it is a whole jump suit. >> keep them warm. >> and comes with the mask. >> monster high. this is the daughter of -- and it is beautiful. she has the leggings with the bows. the beautiful dress with the spider webs in it. she is gorgeous.

>> i'm just learning about monster high. huge with the little girls. >> huge, huge. >> this is huge. you can get beamed up on "star trek" enterprise. she is part of the crew. comes with the dress. it has the emblem on it. >> classic. >> classic. and last but not least we have sully coming out. this is our sully from monster university. a great costume. comes with everything you see. the dress and the hat and the shoe covers and definitely friend of yours. look at you. thank you so much. >> i think our whole crew. >> come on out, everybody. this is great. you guys can look at all of the options for this year. these are the newer versions of some of the movies out there and some classics that we can always go back to our crayolas and ninja turtles and "star trek." the whole crew, happy halloween to everyone. >> we'll be right back. happy halloween. turtles and "star trek."

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welcome in to "the mix," everyone. we are starting with what happens to be our favorite story of the day. this comes from a youtube user. her name is elaine. she uploaded two-minute clip of her daughter while she is singing to her. now take a listen to this. she is singing a rod stewart classic. ♪ ♪ how much it hurts me >> okay. that's the beginning of the clip. doesn't seem to be too hip in to this whole thing. she is singing the rod stewart classic "my heart can't tell you no." the little girl is like i don't know about this. but then she smiles and then she starts to cry again.

>> she was touched by the emotion of the song? >> you might be right. the beauty of it. >> there are viewers who are going on and commenting and saying she is precious and beautiful. i remember my mom telling me i did things like this. she would sing lullabies and i would cry and cry because i was overwhelmed by it all. ten months old, though. she is pretty young to feel this connection. but you feel that connection early on with your mom. it is adorable. >> unless, of course, she doesn't like her voice. but i doubt that because she sounded beautiful. >> she could also have a dirty diaper. >> she had gas. hope not. i was going with the first thing, overcome with emotion. this is great. we had a soldier come home and surprise his daughter at school yesterday. we have another one because we love these stories. can't get enough of this. that is spiderman and he is back home from afghanistan. he is army sergeant first class dave wertz. she is told to come up

and get a cape from spiderman. >> jessica. >> daddy! >> i just love that story. she is 9 years old. i have a 10-year-old and i can feel it. they are all happy and doesn't get better than. that take it away, diana. very cool. this is a really cool story. an alabama car dealership decided they wanted to spruce up sales so they hired a dance crew to come in to shoot ads. while this was happening, one of the people who works at the place says, "i can dance, too." what ensued is utter nonsense. >> oh, yeah. he can dance. look at him, though. one coworker whipped out their phone thinking it was ridiculous. he is awesome. doing all kinds of things. he is doing an egyptian walk, a twerking style and moon walk. now his car company wants to include him in the ad and he wants a pay raise. >> pretty good.

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stop spying is the demand after new revelations about eavesdropping. the president's intelligence team is facing tough questions. hot seat. it's the secretary of health and human services' turn to explain had is wrong -- what is wrong with the obama website. can she save the important federal program and her job? plus this. a huge flaming object believed to be a meteorite fell on a farm in the neighborhood of grover's mill, new jersey. >> 75 years old, the broadcast frightened listeners like never before. a look at orson wells' out-of-this-world performance. and anger management after chris brown's latest arrest. the singer is making a decision on his future. that's coming up in "the skinny" on this wednesday, october 30th.

announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. all right. we begin with the obama administration facing a firestorm of criticism on two fronts. there's health care and an important hearing we will have more on that in a moment. >> but first the growing calls to stop spying on allies. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: under fire for allegedly spying on americans and america's friends. the nation's spy chief made no apologies. >> we do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes and only work within the law. >> reporter: abc news has confirmed reports u.s. intelligence has listened in on the phone conversations of the leaders of 35 american allies. reports that drew sharp criticism from top members of congress in both parties. >> the reports are very disturbing. friends don't spy on friends. >> reporter: or do we?

is spying on friends still going on? >> is the united states now listening in on the phone conversations of friendly presidents and prime ministers? >> john, i'm not going to get in to discussions of specific activities, intelligence gathering activities. >> we are listening in to the conversations of friendly heads of state. >> again i'm not going to talk about specific or alleged or reported intelligence gathering operations. >> reporter: the head of the nsa warned that new limits on u.s. espionage could be dangerous. >> is much more important for this country that we defend this nation and take the beatings than to give up on a program that would result in this nation being attacked. >> reporter: the u.s. has been under fire over reports the u.s. collected tens of millions of phone records of citizens in france and spain. the u.s. spy chiefs flatly denied that.

it turns out those records were collected by french and spanish intelligence, not by the united states. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. and now to those health care issues. kathleen sebelius, the person in charge of the botched health care rollout, is testifying on capitol hill today. she's expected to blame the contractors who built the problem-plagued website. yesterday, for the first time, the obama administration issued a direct apology for healthcare.gov. >> i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should. >> she was also grilled about a wave of cancellation notices hitting small businesses and individuals who buy their own insurance. she said people who get those notices will be able to find better replacement plans on the web site and, in some cases, for cheaper. on the other side of the capitol, another high-profile hearing. the senate judiciary committee heard testimony on the state's controversial stand your ground laws. sabrina fulton, trayvon martin's

mother, told the panel the laws don't work and their purpose should be clarified. she said florida's stand your ground law emboldened george zimmerman to kill her son, when was not committing any crimes. in northern california more than 1,000 people marched to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a sheriff's deputy. the death of andy lopez is a flashpoint. the growing concern about police overreaction and racial profiling. the deputy who killed lopez thought his pellet gun made to look like an ak-47 was the real thing. >> my concern is that i'm an african-american woman in a community that is terrorized by police. >> this guy is a veteran cop who didn't distinguish between a toy gun and real gun. it's frightening. >> reporter: the protests came on the same day that andy lopez' family and friends said goodbye at his funeral mass. the fbi has joined the investigation in to his death. delta airlines pilot is in custody in utah charged with groping a minor during a flight last weekend. 45-year-old michael james pascal was a passenger on the flight. he was sitting next to a

14-year-old girl. she claims when she woke up he was groping her backside. pascal said he fell asleep and somehow his hand fell in to the girl's seat. he's due in federal court today. airlines are earning record amounts of money for sky high fees for checking bags and serving food. analysts predict major airlines will rake in $15 billion in extra fees this year alone. up 18% from last year. 60% of that money comes from frequent flyer surcharges and another 25% from checked baggage fees. a blinding dust storm is blamed for a deadly pileup in southern arizona. three people were killed and a dozen others injured in a string of chain-reaction crashes that crushed cars and overturned tractor-trailers on interstate 10. 20 vehicles were involved in the crash, including at least six big rigs. >> the bond created by hurricane sandy was evident. as people gathered by the

thousands. the ceremony dubbed light of hope was held in new jersey with everyone raising lights in the sky. they shared words and songs of encouragement. they promised to stay strong as they struggle to rebuild. some tiny sandy survivors had good reason to celebrate yesterday. a special birthday party held at the nyu medical center for the newborns who were forced to evacuate the hospital when the backup generators failed. those babies carried out by nurses during the storm just turned 1. the moms that gave birth that night talked about what happened when the power went out. >> i was asked can you walk? and i said yes. i didn't realize the question was can you walk down 13 flights of stairs. >> most of the infants slept through the ordeal. i take back everything i said about it being rough on me. >> exactly. imagine being a mom that just had a baby and asked to walk down 13 flights of stairs. >> probably dark stairs. >> oh, absolutely. the frightening thing was not only did the power go out in the building.

they said, okay, we have a backup generator, but they are like we have newborns here and the nicu and the backup generator goes out. then everybody goes into panic mode because we have oxygen tanks stop working. machines attached to these little creatures that go black all of a sudden. >> that's an incredible story. >> and they are all okay. >> 365 days later and things are looking better at least for them. look at the weather now. still windy in the southwest. the heavy snow is winding down for the rockies. the storm front is on the move delivering rain, snow, and thunderstorms across the middle of the country. showers all the way to the ohio valley. severe thunderstorms from nebraska to the central texas area. mostly dry along the coast. >> portland 56. colorado springs 57. mild 74 in kansas city. indianapolis 70. atlanta 76. 68 baltimore and 56 boston. as they get ready for another long winter in duluth, minnesota, residents can rest easy knowing the new monkeys at

the zoo have names. >> i know i'm resting easy. finally. the two were born over the summer. they announced the boy's name is kermit because he jumps around like a frog and the little girl's name is kaya which is the name of a city in africa. >> those names were the top vote getters from a list offered to guests since the monkeys were born. >> by the way, the reason that everybody is able is rest easy because they have names is because they were born in july. june actually. kermit born june 26th and kaya, july 16th. and they have been running around without a name. >> they are cute. by the way, they are angola colobus monkeys to be precise. coming up, "the skinny." we'll talk about new secrets about a high-profile boy band that's breaking up. and the most extreme adrenaline junkies from surfboard daredevils to death defying stunts. we'll explore why they do it. you are watching "world news now." ♪ i don't know why i go to extremes ♪ >> announcer: "world news now"

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♪ ♪ it was 75 years ago today that orson welles' "war of the worlds" broadcast sent the

nation into a state of panic and anxiety. >> you remember that night? >> i do. >> the idea of martians landing on earth >> was so realistic and unexpected national guardsmen called their bases to find out where they should report. >> this morning we open up the "world news now" vault for a look back at the iconic event. >> from abc news "the weekend report." here's barry serafin. >> 50 years ago tonight, halloween eve, 1938, americans gathered around their radios, were fooled, frightened and panicked by what they heard. as many as a million who orson welles' radio drama "war of the worlds" actually believed an invasion from mars was underway. ned potter explains. ♪ >> reporter: ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin. >> reporter: in grover's mills that evening, there were voices

from the sky. >> a huge flaming object believed to be a meteorite fell on a farm in grover's mill, new jersey. >> i have a grave announcement to make. as incredible as it seems, a vanguard of an invading army from the planet mars. ♪ >> today grover's mill happily celebrates orson welles' broadcast, but people still wonder how anyone could fall for a radio drama. >> it was so authentic. we interrupt this show to bring you a bulletin. all this. >> everybody is going after their shotgun and going to grover's mills. >> reporter: many frightened people heard little if any of the actual broadcast. instead they caught word of urgent sounding news bulletins at a time when there were plenty of real ones. >> people were vulnerable in 1938 and worried about the war and the economy and perhaps were a little upset and nervous because it was halloween.

>> reporter: orson welles had shaken the country without knowing it was possible. >> a story about a mythical invasion by monsters from the planet mars. had a profound effect on radio listeners. >> reporter: what welles did is say boo on the radio and america actually jumped. ned potter, abc news, grover's mill, new jersey. >> amazingly much more innocent time. this is an awesome point down here. apparently the number-one show that night was not "war of the worlds" but an nbc show. it was charlie mccarthy -- charlie mccarthy, edgar bergen and a ventriloquist act. people were riveted to the ventriloquist act. followed up by a crew member singing and that's when most people turned over to the cbs broadcast. >> it started as a dance music program and we interrupt this with a bulletin. >> they didn't see the announcement it was a dramatization and they just tuned in and heard this.

>> that was the only thing they know. here's my question -- so 75 years ago, there was a ventriloquist on the radio. was that skill necessary back then? wasn't it just a guy going. >> you are on the radio. how does that work? >> just a guy doing two different voices? >> did he even hold a dummy unless it was before a live studio audience? >> that might be the case. >> almost sounds like juggling on the radio. >> yes. look at the ball go. >> look at them go. >> the guy's having a smoke. coming up, chris brown's major decision following his future following his latest arrest. and one drove one of the hottest boy bands around to break up? the secrets are revealed coming up next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news no

♪ skinny so skinny ♪ all right, "skinny" time. we were talking about about bad boy chris brown. the latest charges he faces punching a guy in the nose. he was maybe trying to trespass on his tour bus, maybe not. the police will work that out. he's going to enter rehab. >> really? >> his folks released a statement. they say chris brown elected to enter a rehab facility. his goal is to gain focus in his past and recent behavior, enabling him to pursue his life and career from a healthier vantage point. can't argue with that. by the way, brown, 24, is on

probation for the 2009 assault with his then-girlfriend, rihanna. it ends august 25th, 2014, according to e! news that reported that family and friends hoped he would enter rehab. any arrest could be considered a violation of the probation, and it could result in jail time. serious stuff. this is an anecdote and pretty good one. mike tyson gave brown some advice. he told a new york radio station. he said, "chris should know if you are not humble in this world, the world will address humbleness on you." words of wisdom from mike. >> from mike tyson of all people. mike tyson is a changed man, according to him. these days all these celebrities and artists go in to rehab for everything. so now there is a rehab for angry? >> i don't know if this is rehab for anger management or if it is maybe he is drinking or whatever and that is making him a loose cannon. i'm not sure about that. >> back in the day you weren't a macho man, tough guy and you controlled yourself in public. >> and if you do something goofy these days, if you enter rehab i think it is a mea culpa, i

guess. >> that's what he's trying to do here. okay. moving on to something fabulous. so we all know that queen bee is on her tour. miss carter world tour. and she has decided she's going to start photo bombing her fans at these concerts taking selfies. this happened in australia. a sweet girl who was taking a picture of herself and check out beyonce in the background. she decided to swoop in the middle of her concert and pose. there she is this is valentina. she posted on her facebook page, i remember her bending down and we turned for the photo and it was the best moment ever. like she posed. i wasn't expecting her to notice me in the crowd or look at my phone. not only did she notice you, she posed with you. >> she can photo bomb me any time she wants. i'm down for that. jonas brothers confirming they are splitting up. they will be on gma to give the only live explanation of this.

they talked to "people" magazine as well. they have deep riffs in the band and decided three weeks ago to cancel the tour. and they say it is over for now. according to kevin jonas it is hard to say forever. it was a unanimous decision says joe. they will be on "good morning america" later today to talk about their split in their only live interview about it. >> interesting. speaking of hits, the hits keep coming for britney spears. apparently she is now the voice of the british army as they try to dissuade somali pirates from coming on their ships. they are sending out a sonar sounds in to the atmosphere. and they are pumping britney's music into this, hoping that the somali pirates will hear it and be deterred from coming on their ship. >> that is strange. >> mostly because they say they hate the western culture so much they will go in the other direction.

>> hear britney and run. >> i'm not sure it will work but give it a try. >> heavy metal or something, britney. try. >> heavy metal or something, britney.

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♪ billy joel may have had ♪ billy joel may have had extreme moments but nothing like these guys you may have seen a surfer aiming for the record books by riding a wild wave. >> yeah, we see this every once in a while. a stunt that takes our breath away. why do they do it? gio benitez finds out. >> reporter: watch this surfer taking on an unprecedented monster of a wave in the sea of portugal, estimated 100 feet high. about 20 times his size. he's chasing a world record by surfing the biggest wave. a record set in 2011 by garrett mcnamara. >> you are going to fast and

your brain is getting rattled. your whole both body is rattled. >> daredevils are pushing themselves over the edge, around the world even above it felix baumgartner jumps from space. yves rossy in a wind suit side by side with a b-17 bomber and nik wallenda crossing niagara falls on a tight rope. so whether it is wind suits, giant waves, jumping from space, there's one thing that ties extreme athletes together. they are adrenaline junkies but why? for some it's the money. first prize in the surfing contest 50 grand and for corporate sponsors like red bull, tens of millions of dollars in exposure. why are these guys always chasing that extreme rush? >> when you know you are doing something that most people can't do that is where you derive your

sense of self esteem so you can feel powerful, important, like you could survive anything. >> one almost didn't survive, wiping out. she's okay. still living for the moments of triumph that leave us in awe. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> kind of makes me feel like a wimp. you too, right? two wimps up here. >> if my brain and whole body is getting rattled when does the fun start exactly? >> chocolate cake gives me the endorphin boost i need. >> pass me the oreos. i don't need to do that. i don't need a parachute. >> i wish i was one of those people. i really do. >> i enjoy watching it from a distance and wish i could -- >> i know. >> i have no desire whatsoever. >> each his own, right. >> by the way, the guy that rode the wave, rescued a brazilian surfer, gave cpr and he got back in the water and rode the wo

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good morning. i'm diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. here's the top headlines this morning on "world news now." the president's point person on health care appears been congress today. kathleen sebelius is expected to blame the contractors who designed the bulky healthcare.gov website for the problems. trayvon martin's mother is asking congress to work with the state to roll back or clarify the purpose of their stand their ground laws. she said her son died because george zimmerman misinterpreted the self-defense law. protesters marched through the streets of santa rosa, california, on the same day a 13-year-old fatally shot by a sheriffs deputy was laid to rest. andy lopez killed by an officer who mistook his pellet gun for an assault weapon. and the wine shortage is going to get worse. consumption has been rising

almost without interruption since the late '90s. but production has been on a downward spiral since the early 2000s. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> all right. happy wednesday, everybody. ready to do a little halloween action? >> perfect day. it is hump day. right in the middle of the week. why not do some candy? >> we have favorite candies from way back. we have candies from the '60s, '70s -- i think we missed the '80s somehow. prepackaged candies. stuff that will blow your mind. >> from what i understand, there are overlap in the boxes.

some of the things from the '70s, early '90s will be probably in the '80s. >> i looked at the 1960s and to me that is my 1970s trick or treat candy. >> bingo. we begin with a sober look back and a look ahead one year after superstorm sandy slammed into the northeast. >> as the coastal communities in new jersey and new york struggle to bounce back there are complaints that recovery efforts aren't going quickly as they should. more now from abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: it was a night of reflecting, pausing to remember and a day of savoring the sweet sounds of progress. >> here we go. round two. >> reporter: clearing debris, working through the nightmares superstorm sandy left behind. >> one year ago, we were in total chaos. one year later, clear signs of rebirth and regrowth. >> reporter: from the jersey shore to the staten island rockaways and beyond, the devastation fierce, the rebuilding slow. the department of housing and urban development saying 11% of

sandy aid money has been distributed. hundreds of thousands of destroyed homes still uninhabitable. many residents still homeless. many are focusing not on what was stolen by sandy but on what they have accomplished since. the boardwalk in long beach, new york, rebuilt. ellis island reopened. volunteers working to put roofs over families' heads. >> it is amazing how fast they are working. it's a beautiful thing. >> reporter: and others spending this hole solemn anniversary to help the dunes along the shore. the coastline and their spirits getting stronger every day. this community is declaring victory over the storm despite the mess that remains and the lives lost. the red cross says 117 people were killed in the storm. those victims honored at services across this area. marci gonzalez, abc news, breezy point, new york. >> that is amazing video of people finally beginning to

rebuild. the fact that only 11% of all the people devastated by all of this in new york and new jersey have started to rebuild is a tough number to swallow. >> it's amazing because some areas have made incredible progress. some areas are better than they were because other areas are in the thick of it and not even close. on the one hand triumph but plenty of tragedy, as well. >> by the way, you saw the elephant lit up there. 159 light bulbs to light her up. that is lucy the elephant who spent the entire storm outside but unscathed. she is a symbol of hope that we can get to where we were. she wasn't hurt and our spirits weren't broken. obviously we will get there one day. >> love it. talk about a terrifying ride for drivers on an arizona highway blinded by a massive dust storm. three people were killed a dozen injured as the dust rolled in. it triggered a string of chain-reaction crashes that

crushed cars, overturned tractor-trailers. 20 vehicles were involved in the crash, including six big rigs. it will be windy today in parts of arizona across to west texas. snow tapers off in the rockies. much of the center of the country could see rain, severe storms from nebraska to central texas. warm and dry in the south and clear up to new england where there could be a little snow. sunny in the pacific. >> 66 sacramento, 59 albuquerque. 75 in omaha. chicago 63. new orleans 84, new york 61. all right. the head of the nation's intelligence gathering has appeared on capitol hill to defend widespread spying on global leaders. >> james clapper says such surveillance is necessary and common place. karen travers is joining us from washington with more. >> good morning. we were expecting fireworks at yesterday's hearing. the first time the nation's top intelligence officials took questions about these sweeping surveillance programs, but the sparks never came.

that doesn't mean the fury has calmed down around the world. the nation's top intelligence officials went before congress to defend sweeping surveillance programs that have the obama administration under fire. >> we do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes. >> we would rather be here telling you why we defended these programs than having given them up and having our nation or our allies being attacked. >> reporter: the pressure on the obama administration over the secret programs continues to grow. one small bit of vindication. over the last week, outrage in france and spain after the reports say that nsa swept up millions of phone calls in those countries. the nsa director confirmed a report in the "wall street journal" that it was actually french and spanish intelligence agencies that did the surveillance and then passed it on to the nsa. >> we need to look at and make sure that we are not just gathering intelligence because we can but gathering it because we need it. >> the intelligence officials

told congress yesterday allies spy on each other. it's part of the business. but the damage from these weeks has been done. john and diana. >> karen travers, thank you. just across the potomac at arlington national cemetery there was a solemn ceremony. the eternal flame at kennedy's grave site reignited as its permanent site. it had been transferred to a temporary burner a few feet away while new gas, electric and air lines were installed. the 50th anniversary of president kennedy's assassination just three weeks away. now to some business headlines starting with facebook and blackberry. the "wall street journal" reports that blackberry executives met with those of facebook last week to gauge the social network's interest in a bid for the struggling smartphone maker. they say it is unclear if facebook is interested. the meeting could spark speculation about facebook building its own cell phone, and that is something that mark zucker berg has been cool to in the past. the dow and s&p began trading today at record highs. the 32nd record of the year. the seventh time the s&p has hit

a record this month alone. investors were spurred on yesterday by speculation the fed will keep the economic stimulus program in place. an announcement about that will come out this afternoon. singer chris brown has checked into a malibu rehab facility to deal with anger issues. it comes a day after he was released from a washington, d.c. jail on assault charges. brown could face serious jail time if officials determine the d.c. arrest violates his probation. delta airlines pilot in custody in salt lake city this morning charged with groping a girl during a flight last week. 45-year-old michael james pascal was a passenger on the flight. he was seated next to a 14-year-old girl. she claims when she woke up he was groping her backside. pascal said he fell asleep and somehow his hand fell in to the girl's seat. he's due in federal court today. the cardinals are in boston for game six. they had to wait out a long

flight delay before flying. there the team's plane was grounded by mechanical problems on the tarmac at st. louis airport yesterday. six hours after getting on board, the players switched planes and flew to boston. they landed late last night. the cardinals trail the red sox 3-2. a new mexico lawmaker pushing to turn public schools in to yoga-free zones. the christian republican said he doesn't want his kids or other kids practicing yoga because of the hindu and buddhist roots and he wants parents to be told if they are participating in anything resembling yoga and choose whether or not they should take part. >> have an opportunity to opt their children out of an activity that may have implications or ties or undertones to a religious practice. >> i think what he parent needs to look at is the intention and the intention of the teacher, to me, is safety. >> advocates say pe teachers are not preaching or teaching anything religious but insist

they are teaching strengthening and stretching exercises. papal events are usually tightly scripted but it had to go out the window when a youngster got on stage this weekend. you see him in the striped yellow rugby shirtd. pope francis gives him a pat on the face but he is not leaving. he tried to get between the pope and the man he was greeting. when that didn't work, he joined francis' staff escorting the young girl to the pope's side. he got to give francis a tight hug around the leg. >> what's up with that? >> you know, over and over again we see stories where pope francis has this magnetic draw and people want to be around him for some reason. especially kids, i've noticed that. he has this warm thing going. >> he does. another pretty cool item about a rather talented youngster. he's 5 years old and from ireland.

♪ he can really pound those skins. >> here's the amazing thing. his mom says he has only been taking drum lessons five weeks. she claims he did the arranging for the song we hear him playing there. note to bono and u-2 if they want to leave the band there's the irish replacement right there. not bad at all. >> very cute. coming up, we are reliving some sweet memories of popular halloween candies from our past. and team usa olympic uniforms no longer made overseas. who stitched together a plan to create american jobs? burning red-hot battle in california over a hot sauce factory. why neighbors are crying and these are not tears of joy. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. y united health care. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses,

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♪ feeling hot hot hot all right. folks in a southern california neighborhood are getting hot over a nearby plant. >> the company happens to make hot saws, and as you can imagine, neighbors are complaining about burning eyes and throats. abc has more on the heated debate. >> reporter: if the huy fong foods building looks big on the outside, wait until you see the inside. 650,000 square feet of chili hot sauce-making machinery. cranking out bottles of this, sriracha sauce, but this whole process could come to a grinding halt. >> we have residents that can no longer enjoy the outside. they have headaches. they have coughing.

and obviously their eyes are irritated. >> reporter: irwindale city manager john davidson says the plant is the source of the problems and neighboring businesses and residents have been complaining about the fumes from all of those peppers. >> it smells strong and burns our eyes and lungs and stuff. >> reporter: but huy fong foods officials aren't buying it. they brought us in to get a whiff of the sauce-making process. inside the plant there is no denying how pungent the smell of these peppers can be. in fact, a lot of people here came with the media group are turning to these -- turning to these masks to help them breathe a little easier. but they also took up to the roof where six exhaust fans ventilate the plant. the fumes coming out considerably less spicy. >> we have a filtration system installed already.

>> reporter: the director of operations says the plant just cleared an inspection by the quality management district last week. irwindale is now asking a judge to temporarily shut down the plant until it agrees to install a half million dollar filtration system. rob hayes reporting for abc news. >> love that sauce. >> hot debate. >> yeah. still ahead, what's the best part of halloween, costumes maybe? nah, the candy. >> we are celebrating 40 years of candy. we'll be right back. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. 40 years of candy. we'll be right back.

you know, from a young age. i definitely want to major in political science. become the mayor or something. make the situation better for other people. my name is justin, and i am your dividend. >> i ate all of your halloween candy last night. [ crying ] >> i ate it all. ♪ i want candy ♪ i want candy

>> a classic clip to set up our next segment. next to christmas, halloween is the best time of the year for kids to get good stuff. good stuff as in piles and piles of candy. >> through the years we all had our favorite. mine was anything chocolate but that nestle $100,000 bar came out. something about $100,000 that sounded cool. that was my favorite? what was yours. >> sugar daddies. no question in my mind. >> look at the boxes we got. >> to honor the annual tradition where scary and sweet come bind courtesy of candywarehouse.com we have a look at the classics. we will start in the '60s. of course, why not. take a look. you said this is your favorite box. >> to me, this is my 1970s, even though it says 1960s. this is stuff i was getting in my bag. dots. the cigars that are chewing gum.

sugar daddies. classic. red-hots. these things. never knew what they were but i ate them. love the tootsie pop. sweet tarts, tootsie roll and these goofy things. the bottles that you ate that had fluid in them. >> the lips. what were these things? >> you chew on them. >> they fully refined food grade pair fin to be shaped in to hot -- paraffin to be shaped into these hot lips. >> i'll put it on. you want to read about the '70s? >> on the '70s. that's great. when could forget the pop rocks? >> pop rocks. >> my sugar daddies are coming with me. >> remember the mikey from life cereal? died of pop rocks. >> that's true. he died. >> drinking coca-cola and eating pop rocks. >> razzles. my favorite. look at the commercial real quick. >> hey, what's happening?

the crackling is what is happening. pop rocks! >> pop rocks! >> the sizzle makes you giggle. >> pop rocks! >> taste out of sight. >> it's snapping. >> it's crackling. >> the crackling's what's happening. >> remember very well. remember the day they showed up at my school. >> another one of those what the heck kind of candies. the kids love these, though. do you remember this, i'm sure you do? what makes them pop, though? let's see. >> can you hear that? >> they are amazing. they are processed with carbon dioxide that forms tiny bubbles in the candy and when it melts in your mouth the carbon dioxide is released from the high pressure bubble and they pop. >> that's what is happening in my mouth right now. >> we have to get to the '90s. my generation of trick or treating. one of the favorite sour patch kids. everybody loves them. >> i don't know what it is. >> we are going to eat them.

as we go -- i don't see them in here. it doesn't matter. >> bubble yum. hubba bubba. >> they were all delicious. have fun when you go trick or treating and be safe out there, please. have a good one, guys. a good one, guys. hd3

you may remember the controversy over team usa's uniforms. they were made in china. >> not anymore. >> ralph lauren vowed to use american labor for american uniforms and now they are the pride of america. here's more. >> reporter: they are the pride of america. team usa. but so many americans were disappointed to learn those uniforms at the opening ceremonies in london were made in china. we were the first to tell you. >> what caught our eye here at "world news," was the label. the u.s. uniforms were made in china? how could it be? >> reporter: from the berets down to the shoes, every article of the all-american looks by ralph lauren was made outside of the u.s. >> i think they should take all of the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them. >> reporter: back then ralph lauren promising to do better at

this year's winter olympics and they showed us the proof, made in the usa. >> reporter: team usa's new uniforms for the sochi games, entirely made in america down to every last thread, button and zipper. the wool from this rancher in oregon. >> we are honored to be part of the project. >> reporter: the thread supplied by kramer yard in pennsylvania. and dyed by in north carolina. henge fiber mill and fashioned in new york city. in all, more than 40 american partners designing, sourcing and manufacturing the new look. more than a billion dollars and hundreds of jobs staying here. and this is the jacket that team usa's men and women will wear in the closing ceremonies. the wool is from oregon. it is manufactured and embroidered in new york city. and that's a lot of wool and a lot of american jobs. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> that's the way it should be. >> absolutely. but back to the candy and the real important story at hand

here. it takes us to our facebook question of the day. >> we want to know what is your favorite halloween candy? log on our facebook page wnnfans.com. weigh in and share some memories with us. >> and we want to see what you will be for halloween. >> e-mail your pictures of you, your kid, your dog, cat, whatever. we'll share them with the rest of our viewers. attach the pic, and send them to wnnfans.com. we look forward to see what you come up. >> the more i look at this pile the more i haven't seen in years and i want to eat. for example, who remembers hubba bubba bubble tape? >> i love these razzles things. the flavor lasted like ten seconds, but incredible flavor for ten seconds. >> here's a clue into how much of an adult he's become. he refuses to take them because he doesn't want to eat it. calories. >> trying to -- >> this will be gone by the end of the night. >> all right. i will eat them. just for you, diana. night. >> all right. i will eat them.

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is mor this morning on "world news now," the big blame game over the obama care website. today's testimony from the secretary of health and human services and a big apology. >> i want to apologize the website has not worked as well as it should. >> from the controversy in washington to the health care confusion nationwide. painfully slow. the recovery one year after hurricane sandy. the terrifying memories, property damage and financial frustration. >> we have to rebuild, take out a mortgage. >> who's rebuilding and who's not. later, creative costumes. our annual halloween fashion show and inspiration for kids and grown-ups. dressing up has never been so fun. it is wednesday, october 30th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good wednesday morning, everybody. a lot of costumes we want to show you. i'm excited because those are costumes that are kind of trendy right now. everybody's gonna probably dress like this. a lot of people don't realize the costumes out there and a lot of classics, too. >> put ours to shame. i had an eye patch and that was it. >> i don't think that will work now. what's alexis for halloween this year? >> katniss. >> from "hunger games." that's also very trendy. >> i made her a homemade bow. from a stick in the back yard. >> you have to bring in pictures. >> i will. >> this is exciting. damage control kicking in to high gear today as the president's point person on health care testifies on capitol hill. >> embattled health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is expected to blame on contractors who built the site. >> in her prepared remarks, she takes no blame even though her documents show the main contractor warned the government

about serious problems a month before the launch. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: for the first time, the obama administration issued a direct apology for healthcare.gov. >> i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should. >> reporter: there's no apology for the latest dustup over obama care. >> if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. >> reporter: but for 14 million americans who buy private health insurance, that may not be true. >> now they are being told they can't. that's a lie. >> reporter: julie prince just received a letter from her insurance company saying her private plan no longer exists. >> i'm not going to be able to afford anything if i ever get sick. >> reporter: why is this

happening? because insurance companies, which offer cheap insurance like julie's, left out basics now required by obama care like hospital coverage, maternity, mental health or prescription drugs and now are forced to cancel those plans and replace them. julie's new premium would be $210 a month. three times more than she pays now if she takes the insurance company's alternative. three independent health care experts tell abc news, julie and the others are likely to find plans just as cheap or cheaper on the marketplace when it is fully functional. and with better coverage. julie tells us that she doesn't have hospital care on this cheap insurance plan. is that dangerous? >> absolutely. that is an enormous hole in her coverage. >> reporter: oversold or big lie as the president's opponents contend, america's underinsured will be better off with obama health care. jim avila, abc news, washington. in other growing controversy also heard on capitol hill, the head of national intelligence is defending the practice of spying on global leaders. james clapper says the practice is necessary in order to find out the intentions of foreign leaders, even our allies.

he says it is perfectly legal. >> we do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes and would rather work within the law. >> we'd rather be here telling you why we defended these programs than having given them up and have our nation or our allies being attacked. >> abc news has confirmed reports that u.s. intelligence has listened in on phone conversations of the leaders of 35 american allies. reports that drew sharp criticism from top members of congress in both parties. the memory of hurricane sandy is unforgettable from many people one year after a devastated new jersey and new york. survivors gathered for vigils and ceremonies to mark the anniversary last night. in south jersey, lucy the elephant was lit up in 29,000 watts of light to symbolize the

29th, the day that sandy made landfall. lucy became a beacon of hope after surviving the storm undamaged. rebuilding is taking place very slowly in some of the areas hardest hit by sandy. amy robach visited breezy point where hundreds of homes went up in flames. >> reporter: before the storm hit, mary from breezy point was getting ready to hunker down. >> sticking it out. >> reporter: like many, she was preparing for a big storm. >> are you going to come see puddles with us? >> reporter: at first, rain and flooding. >> 6:55 and the power just went out. we are officially screwed. >> reporter: then mary's sister joanne spotted a bright light in the distance. the unimaginable. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: a massive fire began to spread. >> i'm really anxious. >> reporter: firefighters braved waters knee deep, saving every single life in the town. in the end, 135 homes burned to the ground. another 220 destroyed. >> we don't know where they are going to take us. we don't know -- don't know.

>> reporter: what do you miss the most about what life was like? >> walking around here you would see someone you knew and go to take a half-hour walk, and it would take you three hours because you would stop by someone's house. >> reporter: like so many it has been a rough year picking up the pieces, fighting with insurance companies. >> can we rebuild, take out a mortgage, fighting to get money. >> reporter: mary and her family say they will rebuild. of the 355 homes completely destroyed by superstorm sandy only one has been fully rebuilt. only one family has returned. now there are 38 homes currently under construction here. those numbers will continue to rise in the weeks and months to come. amy robach, abc news, breezy point, new york. topping this morning's health headlines, researchers link a pasta-rich diet to depression. after studying 43,000 women, not diagnosed with depression, researchers in finland claim in the study women who ate pasta and refined grains were 41% more likely to be diagnosed with

depression than women who avoided those grains. they claim a similar discovery in men and suggest low fat, whole-grain diets to prevent mood problems. now we know that wine goes great with pasta. the problem is the worldwide wine shortage is getting worse. the shortage is a classic case of supply and demand. supply is not keeping pace. wine production has been on a downward trend for a decade but consumption has been on the rise, almost without interruption, since the late 1990s. i'm doing my part to make wine scarce. >> the only question i have is who is to blame for the wine shortage, aside from you. and i have my answer, it is you. u.s. and chinese consumers. >> chinese is interesting. you don't think of them as wine -- but apparently their demand is doubling. >> not only doubling but doubled twice in the past five years and

we are not far behind. we have been guzzling 12% of the world's wine. >> let's start a vineyard and a billion chinese waiting for our wine. we will be rich. >> with their arms wide open. all of this talk is getting us hungry. let's go to philly and the place that bills itself as the home of america's craziest burgers. >> we are talking about the pyt burger, the newest offering. it is a deep fried twinkie burger. it's a pork belly patty -- pork belly patty, bacon, and melted american cheese. >> all of course on the state fair staple battered and fried twinkie. that could -- what could possibly -- i can't -- that doesn't sound delicious to me at all. even in the early-morning hours. >> you don't like to mix the sweet and the regular. like i'll eat the fried twinkie

for dessert and the burger. >> and what do you do with the gooey stuff when it is gushing out? >> i'd love to know the fat grams and calories. [ belch ] >> yikes. >> i'll try it though, bring it out. coming up, so many costumes, so little time. it is almost time for our "world news now" halloween fashion show. and the all-out search for the grinch who stole halloween. a message for a thief goes viral after someone snatched a special jack-o'-lantern. you are watching "world news now." ♪ five little pumpkins >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. ought to you by colonial penn life insurance. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance.

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♪ five little pumpkins stealing candy from a baby is the ultimate crime and pilfering a pumpkin from a 2-year-old has to be a close second. >> that's what happened to one family's home and mom is not holding back her anger. she is letting the neighborhood and the world know how she feels about it. here's more from our station in washington, d.c. >> reporter: this is 2-year-old tommy and these pumpkins represent his family. there's one for daddy, mommy and baby sister abby. but one is missing. >> someone took something away that was on the steps.

>> reporter: does that make you happy or sad? >> sad. >> reporter: tommy wasn't nearly as upset as mommy. >> pumpkins get smashed and stolen, of course, but i was really just mad because it was his pumpkin. >> reporter: so she made a sign addressed to the thief. it starts politely enough. >> thank you for the lesson. this will teach that some people are mean for no reason and you have to brush it off. >> reporter: then mom lays down the hammer. >> since my son is 2 years old and can't read, i will add you are a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the sign has the attention of the neighborhood. this person should be found and read the sign and recognize what they did is wrong. >> reporter: it wasn't just the neighborhood talking about tommy's missing pumpkin. >> "the daily mail" from london e-mailed me this morning. >> reporter: the sign's all over the internet. most assume becky's husband wrote it. >> everybody thinks it was the

dad. it was me. >> reporter: becky hopes whoever stole tommy's pumpkin gets the message. >> i hope they see the sign and feel bad about it. >> tom rossi of our station in d.c., excellent, excellent sign. >> i'm telling you what, in my neighborhood, local roughians would take the pumpkin you wouldn't have to look hard for it because it would be 15 feet away. did this happen in your neighborhood? >> no. it was squirrels. >> he picked out a pumpkin for each family member. not cool. bring that pumpkin back. not too late to find the coolest costumes for thursday and we will show you what is hot for halloween. and baby's amazing reaction to a mom singing. ♪ how much it hurts me >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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>> welcome back. it's the time of the year for little ghost and goblins to hit the neighborhood streets in search of sweet treats. but every year, costumes are becoming more and more creative. this morning on "world news now" we have a special fashion show for you. we are joined by lori shack, toy insider to see what is hot this halloween. we are getting the party started you and i. >> that's it. halloween is a big day of dress-up and pretend play, and >> we will start with the crayola crayon. what's your favorite color out of the box? >> purple. >> we have some beautiful, we have pink and blue. they are beautiful and come in all sizes. toddlers and grownups. it comes with a dress. it is nice and glittery for the girls and each comes with a crayola sharpened hat. they look beautiful.

>> these are great. you put on a nice little black turtleneck underneath if it's too cold. >> you are right. thank you ladies. >> very nice for the girls. >> we have a blue summer with smurfs and now a blue halloween. how cute are they? so we have our smurfs and they all come with the blue top and white pants. they wear their iconic smurf hats and toddler to adult size. thank you, guys. all right. now turtle power. >> oh, yes. >> come on, you name them. >> so here we have leonardo, michelangelo and donatello. >> you got it. >> they are ready to rid the world of villains. it comes with a full outfit. they are nice and padded in front. even their shells are padded. they are ready to rule the world. >> dad can go with them.

>> exactly. turtle power. >> thank you, guys. >> these are all timely because turtles are back in a big way. the others have been here for a while, the crayola guys. everybody loves. >> everybody loves and knows them and everybody knows the new doc in town. how cute is she? she fixes the broken toys in the neighborhood. it comes with beautiful leggings, her dress. the coat is attached. the head band, stethoscope and a toy to take care of. >> it is a perfect outfit. that is what every mom and dad is looking for. something you don't have to add anything to. >> you look great. thank you, doc. >> thank you. >> so there is a new movie coming out from disney called "frozen" opening thanksgiving. this is our princess elsa. she turns the kingdom in to a winter, an eternal winter with her icy powers but look at how

beautiful she looks in her dress and of course her princess tiara. remember despicable me out this summer. our minions are adorable. they are mischievous. a lot of sizes of this costume, as well. they are very yellow with the overalls and goggles. >> this is great because it simple, easy and you can layer up on the inside. >> you are having fun in this. >> i can tell. >> thank you. inspiration also comes from video games. so next we have our sky lander. it is a popular video game. great line of toys for kids and look at how cool she looks. >> let's see. >> for girls and boys. >> thank you. very nice. it is a whole jump suit. >> keep them warm. >> and comes with the mask. >> monster high. this is the daughter of -- and it is beautiful. she has the leggings with the bows.

the beautiful dress with the spider webs in it. she is gorgeous. >> i'm just learning about monster high. huge with the little girls. >> huge, huge. >> this is huge. you can get beamed up on "star trek" enterprise. she is part of the crew. comes with the dress. it has the emblem on it. >> classic. >> classic. and last but not least we have sully coming out. this is our sully from monster university. a great costume. comes with everything you see. the dress and the hat and the shoe covers and definitely friend of yours. look at you. thank you so much. >> i think our whole crew. >> come on out, everybody. this is great. you guys can look at all of the options for this year. these are the newer versions of some of the movies out there and some classics that we can always go back to our crayolas and ninja turtles and "star trek." the whole crew, happy halloween to everyone. >> we'll be right back. happy halloween. ."

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welcome in to "the mix," everyone. we are starting with what happens to be our favorite story of the day. this comes from a youtube user. her name is elaine. she uploaded two-minute clip of her daughter while she is singing to her. now take a listen to this. she is singing a rod stewart classic. ♪ ♪ how much it hurts me >> okay. that's the beginning of the clip. doesn't seem to be too hip in to this whole thing. she is singing the rod stewart classic "my heart can't tell you no."

the little girl is like i don't know about this. but then she smiles and then she starts to cry again. >> she was touched by the emotion of the song? >> you might be right. the beauty of it. >> there are viewers who are going on and commenting and saying she is precious and beautiful. i remember my mom telling me i did things like this. she would sing lullabies and i would cry and cry because i was overwhelmed by it all. ten months old, though. she is pretty young to feel this connection. but you feel that connection early on with your mom. it is adorable. >> unless, of course, she doesn't like her voice. but i doubt that because she sounded beautiful. >> she could also have a dirty diaper. >> she had gas. hope not. i was going with the first thing, overcome with emotion. this is great. we had a soldier come home and surprise his daughter at school yesterday. we have another one because we love these stories. can't get enough of this. that is spiderman and he is back home from afghanistan. he is army sergeant first class

dave wertz. she is told to come up and get a cape from spiderman. >> jessica. >> daddy! >> i just love that story. she is 9 years old. i have a 10-year-old and i can feel it. they are all happy and doesn't get better than. that take it away, diana. very cool. this is a really cool story. an alabama car dealership decided they wanted to spruce up sales so they hired a dance crew to come in to shoot ads. while this was happening, one of the people who works at the place says, "i can dance, too." what ensued is utter nonsense. >> oh, yeah. he can dance. look at him, though. one coworker whipped out their phone thinking it was ridiculous. he is awesome. doing all kinds of things. he is doing an egyptian walk, a twerking style and moon walk. now his car company wants to include him in the ad and he wants a pay raise. >> pretty good.

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stop spying is the demand after new revelations about eavesdropping. the president's intelligence team is facing tough questions. hot seat. it's the secretary of health and human services' turn to explain had is wrong -- what is wrong with the obama website. can she save the important federal program and her job? plus this. a huge flaming object believed to be a meteorite fell on a farm in the neighborhood of grover's mill, new jersey. >> 75 years old, the broadcast frightened listeners like never before. a look at orson welles' out-of-this-world performance. and anger management after chris brown's latest arrest. the singer is making a decision on his future. that's coming up in "the skinny" on this wednesday, october 30th.

announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. all right. we begin with the obama administration facing a firestorm of criticism on two fronts. there's health care and an important hearing we will have more on that in a moment. >> but first the growing calls to stop spying on allies. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: under fire for allegedly spying on americans and america's friends. the nation's spy chief made no apologies. >> we do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes and only work within the law. >> reporter: abc news has confirmed reports u.s. intelligence has listened in on the phone conversations of the leaders of 35

american allies. reports that drew sharp criticism from top members of congress in both parties. >> the reports are very disturbing. friends don't spy on friends. >> reporter: or do we? is spying on friends still going on? >> is the united states now listening in on the phone conversations of friendly presidents and prime ministers? >> john, i'm not going to get in to discussions of specific activities, intelligence gathering activities. >> we are listening in to the conversations of friendly heads of state. >> again i'm not going to talk about specific or alleged or reported intelligence gathering operations. >> reporter: the head of the nsa warned that new limits on u.s. espionage could be dangerous. >> is much more important for this country that we defend this nation and take the beatings than to give up on a program that would result in this nation being attacked. >> reporter: the u.s. has been under fire over reports the u.s. collected tens of millions of

phone records of citizens in france and spain. the u.s. spy chiefs flatly denied that. it turns out those records were collected by french and spanish intelligence, not by the united states. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. and now to those health care issues. kathleen sebelius, the person in charge of the botched health care rollout, is testifying on capitol hill today. she's expected to blame the contractors who built the problem-plagued website. yesterday, for the first time, the obama administration issued a direct apology for healthcare.gov. >> i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should. >> she was also grilled about a wave of cancellation notices hitting small businesses and individuals who buy their own insurance. she said people who get those notices will be able to find better replacement plans on the web site and, in some cases, for cheaper. on the other side of the capitol, another high-profile hearing. the senate judiciary committee heard testimony on the state's controversial stand your ground laws.

sabrina fulton, trayvon martin's mother, told the panel the laws don't work and their purpose should be clarified. she said florida's stand your ground law emboldened george zimmerman to kill her son, when was not committing any crimes. in northern california more than 1,000 people marched to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a sheriff's deputy. the death of andy lopez is a flashpoint. the growing concern about police overreaction and racial profiling. the deputy who killed lopez thought his pellet gun made to look like an ak-47 was the real thing. >> my concern is that i'm an african-american woman in a community that is terrorized by police. >> this guy is a veteran cop who didn't distinguish between a toy gun and real gun. it's frightening. >> reporter: the protests came on the same day that andy lopez' family and friends said goodbye at his funeral mass. the fbi has joined the investigation in to his death. delta airlines pilot is in custody in utah charged with groping a minor during a flight last weekend. 45-year-old michael james pascal was a passenger on the flight.

he was sitting next to a 14-year-old girl. she claims when she woke up he was groping her backside. pascal said he fell asleep and somehow his hand fell in to the girl's seat. he's due in federal court today. airlines are earning record amounts of money for sky high fees for checking bags and serving food. analysts predict major airlines will rake in $15 billion in extra fees this year alone. up 18% from last year. 60% of that money comes from frequent flyer surcharges and another 25% from checked baggage fees. a blinding dust storm is blamed for a deadly pileup in southern arizona. three people were killed and a dozen others injured in a string of chain-reaction crashes that crushed cars and overturned tractor-trailers on interstate 10. 20 vehicles were involved in the crash, including at least six big rigs. >> the bond created by hurricane sandy was evident. as people gathered by the thousands. the ceremony dubbed light of hope was held in new jersey with

everyone raising lights in the sky. they shared words and songs of encouragement. they promised to stay strong as they struggle to rebuild. some tiny sandy survivors had good reason to celebrate yesterday. a special birthday party held at the nyu medical center for the newborns who were forced to evacuate the hospital when the backup generators failed. those babies carried out by nurses during the storm just turned 1. the moms that gave birth that night talked about what happened when the power went out. >> i was asked can you walk? and i said yes. i didn't realize the question was can you walk down 13 flights of stairs. >> most of the infants slept through the ordeal. i take back everything i said about it being rough on me. >> exactly. imagine being a mom that just had a baby and asked to walk down 13 flights of stairs. >> probably dark stairs. >> oh, absolutely. the frightening thing was not only did the power go out in the building.

they said, okay, we have a backup generator, but they are like we have newborns here and the nicu and the backup generator goes out. then everybody goes into panic mode because we have oxygen tanks stop working. machines attached to these little creatures that go black all of a sudden. >> that's an incredible story. >> and they are all okay. >> 365 days later and things are looking better at least for them. look at the weather now. still windy in the southwest. the heavy snow is winding down for the rockies. the storm front is on the move delivering rain, snow, and thunderstorms across the middle of the country. showers all the way to the ohio valley. severe thunderstorms from nebraska to the central texas area. mostly dry along the coast. >> portland 56. colorado springs 57. mild 74 in kansas city. indianapolis 70. atlanta 76. 68 baltimore and 56 boston. as they get ready for another long winter in duluth, minnesota, residents can rest easy knowing the new monkeys at the zoo have names.

>> i know i'm resting easy. finally. the two were born over the summer. they announced the boy's name is kermit because he jumps around like a frog and the little girl's name is kaya which is the name of a city in africa. >> those names were the top vote getters from a list offered to guests since the monkeys were born. >> by the way, the reason that everybody is able is rest easy because they have names is because they were born in july. june actually. kermit born june 26th and kaya, july 16th. and they have been running around without a name. >> they are cute. by the way, they are angola colobus monkeys to be precise. coming up, "the skinny." we'll talk about new secrets about a high-profile boy band that's breaking up. and the most extreme adrenaline junkies from surfboard daredevils to death defying stunts. we'll explore why they do it. you are watching "world news now." ♪ i don't know why i go to extremes ♪

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♪ ♪ it was 75 years ago today that orson welles' "war of the worlds" broadcast sent the

nation into a state of panic and anxiety. >> you remember that night? >> i do. >> the idea of martians landing on earth >> was so realistic and unexpected national guardsmen called their bases to find out where they should report. >> this morning we open up the "world news now" vault for a look back at the iconic event. >> from abc news "the weekend report." here's barry serafin. >> 50 years ago tonight, halloween eve, 1938, americans gathered around their radios, were fooled, frightened and panicked by what they heard. as many as a million who orson welles' radio drama "war of the worlds" actually believed an invasion from mars was underway. ned potter explains. ♪ >> reporter: ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin. >> reporter: in grover's mills that evening, there were voices from the sky.

>> a huge flaming object believed to be a meteorite fell on a farm in grover's mill, new jersey. >> i have a grave announcement to make. as incredible as it seems, a vanguard of an invading army from the planet mars. ♪ >> today grover's mill happily celebrates orson welles' broadcast, but people still wonder how anyone could fall for a radio drama. >> it was so authentic. we interrupt this show to bring you a bulletin. all this. >> everybody is going after their shotgun and going to grover's mills. >> reporter: many frightened people heard little if any of the actual broadcast. instead they caught word of urgent sounding news bulletins at a time when there were plenty of real ones. >> people were vulnerable in 1938 and worried about the war and the economy and perhaps were a little upset and nervous because it was halloween. >> reporter: orson welles had

shaken the country without knowing it was possible. >> a story about a mythical invasion by monsters from the planet mars. had a profound effect on radio listeners. >> reporter: what welles did is say boo on the radio and america actually jumped. ned potter, abc news, grover's mill, new jersey. >> amazingly much more innocent time. this is an awesome point down here. apparently the number-one show that night was not "war of the worlds" but an nbc show. it was charlie mccarthy -- charlie mccarthy, edgar bergen and a ventriloquist act. people were riveted to the ventriloquist act. followed up by a crew member singing and that's when most people turned over to the cbs broadcast. >> it started as a dance music program and we interrupt this with a bulletin. >> they didn't see the announcement it was a dramatization and they just tuned in and heard this. >> that was the only thing they know.

here's my question -- so 75 years ago, there was a ventriloquist on the radio. was that skill necessary back then? wasn't it just a guy going. >> you are on the radio. how does that work? >> just a guy doing two different voices? >> did he even hold a dummy unless it was before a live studio audience? >> that might be the case. >> almost sounds like juggling on the radio. >> yes. look at the ball go. >> look at them go. >> the guy's having a smoke. coming up, chris brown's major decision following his future following his latest arrest. and one drove one of the hottest boy bands around to break up? the secrets are revealed coming up next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. dad: maybe he's really focused. mom: hey, michael. michael? maybe he likes spinning the wheels. dad: maybe he just loves trucks. mom: maybe he's just being a boy.

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♪ skinny so skinny ♪ all right, "skinny" time. we were talking about about bad boy chris brown. the latest charges he faces punching a guy in the nose. he was maybe trying to trespass on his tour bus, maybe not. the police will work that out. he's going to enter rehab. >> really? >> his folks released a statement. they say chris brown elected to enter a rehab facility. his goal is to gain focus in his past and recent behavior, enabling him to pursue his life and career from a healthier vantage point. can't argue with that. by the way, brown, 24, is on probation for the 2009 assault

with his then-girlfriend, rihanna. it ends august 25th, 2014, according to e! news that reported that family and friends hoped he would enter rehab. any arrest could be considered a violation of the probation, and it could result in jail time. serious stuff. this is an anecdote and pretty good one. mike tyson gave brown some advice. he told a new york radio station. he said, "chris should know if you are not humble in this world, the world will address humbleness on you." words of wisdom from mike. >> from mike tyson of all people. mike tyson is a changed man, according to him. these days all these celebrities and artists go in to rehab for everything. so now there is a rehab for angry? >> i don't know if this is rehab for anger management or if it is maybe he is drinking or whatever and that is making him a loose cannon. i'm not sure about that. >> back in the day you weren't a macho man, tough guy and you controlled yourself in public. >> and if you do something goofy

these days, if you enter rehab i think it is a mea culpa, i guess. >> that's what he's trying to do here. okay. moving on to something fabulous. so we all know that queen bee is on her tour. miss carter world tour. and she has decided she's going to start photo bombing her fans at these concerts taking selfies. this happened in australia. a sweet girl who was taking a picture of herself and check out beyonce in the background. she decided to swoop in the middle of her concert and pose. there she is this is valentina. she posted on her facebook page, i remember her bending down and we turned for the photo and it was the best moment ever. like she posed. i wasn't expecting her to notice me in the crowd or look at my phone. not only did she notice you, she posed with you. >> she can photo bomb me any time she wants. i'm down for that. jonas brothers confirming they are splitting up. they will be on gma to give the only live explanation of this.

they talked to "people" magazine as well. they have deep riffs in the band and decided three weeks ago to cancel the tour. and they say it is over for now. according to kevin jonas it is hard to say forever. it was a unanimous decision says joe. they will be on "good morning america" later today to talk about their split in their only live interview about it. >> interesting. speaking of hits, the hits keep coming for britney spears. apparently she is now the voice of the british army as they try to dissuade somali pirates from coming on their ships. they are sending out a sonar sounds in to the atmosphere. and they are pumping britney's music into this, hoping that the somali pirates will hear it and be deterred from coming on their ship. >> that is strange. >> mostly because they say they hate the western culture so much they will go in the other

direction. >> hear britney and run. try. >> heavy metal or something, britney.

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♪ billy joel may have had extreme moments but nothing like these guys you may have seen a surfer aiming for the record books by riding a wild wave. >> yeah, we see this every once in a while. a stunt that takes our breath away. why do they do it? gio benitez finds out. >> reporter: watch this surfer taking on an unprecedented monster of a wave in the sea of portugal, estimated 100 feet high. about 20 times his size. he's chasing a world record by surfing the biggest wave. a record set in 2011 by garrett mcnamara. >> you are going to fast and your brain is getting rattled. your whole both body is rattled.

>> daredevils are pushing themselves over the edge, around the world even above it felix baumgartner jumps from space. yves rossy in a wind suit side by side with a b-17 bomber and nik wallenda crossing niagara falls on a tight rope. so whether it is wind suits, giant waves, jumping from space, there's one thing that ties extreme athletes together. they are adrenaline junkies but why? for some it's the money. first prize in the surfing contest 50 grand and for corporate sponsors like red bull, tens of millions of dollars in exposure. why are these guys always chasing that extreme rush? >> when you know you are doing something that most people can't do that is where you derive your sense of self esteem so you can feel powerful, important, like you could survive anything. >> one almost didn't survive, wiping out. she's okay. still living for the moments of

triumph that leave us in awe. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> kind of makes me feel like a wimp. you too, right? two wimps up here. >> if my brain and whole body is getting rattled when does the fun start exactly? >> chocolate cake gives me the endorphin boost i need. >> pass me the oreos. i don't need to do that. i don't need a parachute. >> i wish i was one of those people. i really do. >> i enjoy watching it from a distance and wish i could -- >> i know. >> i have no desire whatsoever. >> each his own, right. >> by the way, the guy that rode the wave, rescued a brazilian surfer, gave cpr and he got back in the water and rode the world record wave. >> why not. that's the thing to do when you are riding a wave. >> i feel like a wimp. >> this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. rode the wo

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making news in america this morning -- the blame game for the obama care rollout woes grows more tense. and did the president break a promise about the health care overhaul? we're live in washington. in-flight arrest. this morning, a pilot is in police custody. what passengers said he did that could land him in jail. torn apart, the inside of a car ripped to shreds. but this was no accident. what kind of animal did this type of damage? plus, moved to tears. a baby has a classic reaction to her mom singing a tune. good wednesday morning. thca